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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4475692 | Spreader vehicle A spreader vehicle, particularly for agricultural use in handling farmyard manure and slurry material ranging from free-flowing liquid to solid consistency, includes a body having one or more discharge openings in a lower part and conveniently to one side... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4473184 | Manure spreader The manure spreader includes a V-shaped hollow body having a longitudinally positioned impeller rotatively carried near its bottom. The impeller blades are arranged in oppositely generated helices to urge the manure both from the rear of the body and from... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4467967 | Manure spreaders A manure spreader that includes a generally V-shaped hollow body having a longitudinally positioned auger conveyor rotatively carried near its bottom which can be raised or lowered to break up manure that may bridge over the auger conveyor. The auger conv... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4453675 | Aerial spraying apparatus An aerial dispensing apparatus is detachably mounted under each wing of an aircraft for adhesively coating and dispensing flakes containing an insect control substance. The apparatus includes an aerodynamically styled liquid adhesive supply chamber secure... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4362272 | Manure spreader with multiple side auger The manure spreader includes a wheeled, V-shaped body having a longitudinally positioned impeller rotatively carried near the bottom of the V-configuration. The impeller blades are positioned on a multi-sided body and are arranged in oppositely generated ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4326673 | Aggregate distributor An aggregate distributor on the rear of a truck dump box including an elongate housing extending transversely across the end of the truck and having a multiplicity of discharge ports through which the aggregate is dropped onto spinners swingably suspended... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4303202 | Straw distributing apparatus Apparatus for distributing chopped straw substantially uniformly including a wheeled carriage, a supporting frame disposed on the wheel carriage, and a straw distributing assembly, the straw distributing assembly including a trough section extending from ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4234109 | Material-dispensing implement A material-distributing implement which is mountable to the flat bed of a truck for distributing dry material in one configuration and liquid in a second configuration. The disclosed embodiment includes a frame, a hopper, three auger sections mechanically... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4162766 | Vehicular spreader for icy roads and the like An auxiliary hopper is attached to the rear of a cinder spreading truck. The auxiliary hopper carries salt. The cinders and salt are discharged from their respective storage hoppers in predetermined proportions, are mixed and dumped onto a spreader for ap... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4157150 | Hopper device for material spreader having a multipositionable cover A hopper device for mounting transversely across the material discharge end of a vehicle mounted dump bed adapted to contain particulate material to be spread over a roadway being travelled by the vehicle. This type of hopper includes fixed first and seco... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4124166 | Spreading tank A transportable tank is disclosed for use as a manure spreader or for distributing foodstuff for livestock in a cattle barn. The tank is adapted to be towed by a tractor and connected the tractor power takeoff through a chain and sprocket arrangement. Sha... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4082227 | Slurry mixer and spreader A mobile slurry mixer and spreader comprising a rotatable screen attached to and rotated by a drive and disposed within a mixing tank over a discharge opening. The rotatable screen prevents debris from entering the discharge opening while allowing a slurr... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4013224 | Material spreader A liquid manure spreader having a tank for carrying liquid manure. An auger assembly driven by a power takeoff from a tractor delivers the manure to a pump mounted on the back of the tank. The pump discharges the material through a spreading structure. A ... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3997118 | Liquid manure handling machine A liquid manure transport implement is provided with a vertically retractable loader and a spreader which are arranged to fit neatly within the general width and height dimensions of the manure tank on the rear end of the latter. An internally carried con... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3980236 | Slinger spreader A liquid manure spreader having a tank for carrying liquid manure. An auger assembly driven by a power take-off from a tractor extends longitudinally along the bottom of the tank and delivers liquid manure to an impeller mounted on the back wall of the ta... | 09/14/1976 |
